Office Complex Breaks the Mold in Carlsbad, Calif.

November 01, 2005 |

Staff

Centerpoint Plaza, a 97,500-sf office building, is under construction in Carlsbad, Calif. The commercial project was designed by the San Diego office of Austin Veum Robbins Partners. Reno Contracting of San Diego is the general contractor. "Our goal was to create a new standard for corporate office design in the area, as the exterior façades of Centerpoint are a departure from the current Carlsbad model of punched openings," said Ralph Linder, AIA, AVRP's project director on Centerpoint Plaza.

The report, “Spending Through the Roof,” says that apartment building owners pay an average of $3,400 a year to replace heat lost through the roof. In taller buildings, the cost can be more than $20,000 a year. Illustration: Urban Green Council